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The Greek word translated “tongues” is glossa . The word translated literally means, “languages” and it would save a lot of confusion if translators of our English Bibles would begin using that word. There is nothing in this passage that suggests undetectable, ecstatic, so-called “angelic” communication. The miracle that took place at Pentecost is that uneducated and often derided Galileans were speaking in different languages, identifiable languages, that they previously did not know. How much clearer can the text be? Verse 6, “Each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language “dialectos” – dialect).” Verse 8, “How is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?” Verse 11, “We hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.”

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The ancient, historical Jesus came full of grace and truth. The modern, mythological Jesus comes full of tolerance and relativism. Even in the church truth is sometimes buried under subjectivism and cowardice, while grace is lost in a sea of permissiveness and indifference. Without truth, we lack courage to speak and convictions to speak about. Without grace, we lack compassion to meet people’s deepest needs. The vast majority of colleges were built with the vision and funding of Christians. Why? To teach truth. Most American hospitals were built with the vision and funding of Christians. Why? To extend grace. We don’t have the luxury of choosing either grace or truth. Yet many believers habitually embrace one instead of the other, according to our temperament, background, church or family. We must learn to say yes to both grace and truth – and say no to whatever keeps us from them.

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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Asparagus With Scallion Butter

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		May 1993	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	lb	Thin asparagus, about 40
		trimmed
		and peeled
1/2		Stick unsalted butter, 1/4
		cup
1/2	c	Minced white part of
		scallion
1	t	Freshly grated lemon zest
12		Whole black peppercorns

INSTRUCTIONS

In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the asparagus for 3 to 5
minutes, or until it is tender but not limp, and drain it well in a
colander. In a small saucepan melt the butter, stir in the scallion,
the zest, the peppercorns, and salt to taste, and simmer the mixture
for 3 minutes. Strain the butter mixture through a fine sieve into  the
kettle, add the asparagus and salt and pepper to taste, and heat  the
asparagus over moderately high heat, tossing it gently, until it  is
heated through.  Serves 8.  Gourmet May 1993  Converted by MC_Buster.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3833 Calories From Fat: 2739 Total Fat: 306g Cholesterol: 880.1mg Sodium: 4272.7mg Potassium: 3911.8mg Carbohydrates: 84.5g Fiber: 16.5g Sugar: 1.1g Protein: 190g